he is believed to of been born around 1785, possibly in chelmsford. we actually do not know a lot of fact about his life, so we have to examine the lives of other slave men and women from the same era and drug details -- draw details from their experiences. we do not know if he was born into a life of slavery. it's possible but also possible he was born in africa and brought here as a child and sold as a slave. we do know that around 1760, he was living with the family of john robbins. we know because his name appears on a military role listing soldiers who served in the french and indian war up near fort ticonderoga. it was, for slave men to serve in the military in the 1700s. it became increasingly more common the closer we get to the american revolution. by the time we get to the american revolution, massachusetts has a long history of allowing free and slave men of color to serve. caesar did serve in the revolutionary war from this era. he served three different tours of duty. the first was in march of 1776. he seems to appear on a role listing so